Archive for the 'Theater Plays Broadway Shows in Chicago' Category
It finally feels like spring in Chicago and we should get out and enjoy it before the oppressive heat starts! Here are some suggestions for activities and events this weekend in Chicago.
1. Chicago Green City Market opens on May 14th and they have a special event with Mayor Daley on Saturday May 17th. The Market [...]
May 14th, 2008 | Posted in Art Galleries and Museums, Food, Restaurants & Dining, Improv and Sketch Comedy Shows, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions, Theater Plays Broadway Shows in Chicago, This Weekend in Chicago | 1 Comment
This is exciting news for Tracy Letts, the cast of August: Osage County and for Steppenwolf Theater in Chicago. Tracy Letts just was named as the Pulitzer Prize winner for Drama. The Pulitzer Prize site describes this award as: “For a distinguished play by an American author, preferably original in its source and dealing with [...]
April 8th, 2008 | Posted in Chicago News, Improv and Sketch Comedy Shows, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions, Theater Plays Broadway Shows in Chicago | No Comments
Avenue Q was the Broadway theater hit of 2003.It was the play that everyone was talking about and it won the best play of the year Tony award in 2003 also. People flocked to NYC to see Avenue Q and marvel at the truth in comedy told by these Sesame Street-esque characters who tell it like it [...]
March 27th, 2008 | Posted in 312, Chicago Loop, Pop Culture, Theater Plays Broadway Shows in Chicago, This Weekend in Chicago | 2 Comments
Looptopia is a Chicago festival that celebrates the Loop area (inside the L tracks loop) downtown. Looptopia is a night time festival with arts performances, exhibitions, music, food comedy and many other cool entertainment to take in that evening. It is meant to help celebrate the rebirth and renewal of the Loop area of Chicago in [...]
March 13th, 2008 | Posted in 312, Art Galleries and Museums, Chicago Loop, Chicago News, Music Festivals Bands, Neighborhood Festivals, Pop Culture, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions, Theater Plays Broadway Shows in Chicago | 2 Comments
World famous UK standup comedian and actor Eddie Izzard is coming to do shows in Chicago for the first time since 2003. Eddie is playing 3 shows in May (15, 16, 17) at the 3,000 seat Chicago Theater on State & Lake Street in the loop. These 3 shows will all sell out fast. Expect about an hour and a half of [...]
March 4th, 2008 | Posted in 312, Chicago Loop, Chicago News, Improv and Sketch Comedy Shows, Music Festivals Bands, Pop Culture, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions, Theater Plays Broadway Shows in Chicago, This Weekend in Chicago | No Comments
I just read that the very popular American Girl Store near Michigan Avenue in Chicago is closing and moving! The Chicago American Girl Place Store at 111 East Chicago Avenue will close its doors it will re-open at Water Tower Place further down Michigan Avenue. They also mentioned that they will be closing down their basement [...]
February 26th, 2008 | Posted in Business Local, Chicago Consumer News, Pop Culture, Shopping in Chicago, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions, The Suburbs, Theater Plays Broadway Shows in Chicago | No Comments
Every February despite the cold weather, Chicago’s Chinatown comes alive with decorations, lions and lots of food in celebration of the Chinese New Year. This year it falls on Thursday February 7, 2008. Last year in 2007 was the year of the Pig and in 2008 it is the year of the Rat. Each Zodiac animal [...]
January 23rd, 2008 | Posted in 312, Airports and Tourism Travel, Business Local, Food, Restaurants & Dining, Music Festivals Bands, Neighborhood Festivals, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions, Theater Plays Broadway Shows in Chicago, This Weekend in Chicago | No Comments
The Chicago Sketchfest Comedy Festival is awesome. I just went to see a double feature show last night and saw Space Future and Chronic Optimism. They are both local Chicago groups that perform at IO and Second City and Annoyance theaters. I haven’t been blogging as much latley due to work constraints so I didn’t post this earlier, [...]
January 11th, 2008 | Posted in Chicago News, Improv and Sketch Comedy Shows, Music Festivals Bands, Pop Culture, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions, Theater Plays Broadway Shows in Chicago, This Weekend in Chicago | No Comments
The holidays are upon us in Chicago and the snow showed up too. This weekend may be your chance to write out Christmas cards and buy gifts oryou could procrastinate a little bit longer and have some fun. I am feeling a little procrastinatory right now so I wanted to list these recommended events and [...]
December 6th, 2007 | Posted in Art Galleries and Museums, Improv and Sketch Comedy Shows, Theater Plays Broadway Shows in Chicago, This Weekend in Chicago | No Comments
I have been looking at the New Movies being released in the next month and it looks like there will be a lot to see over the Christmas holiday break. A lot of big blockbuster movies will be out and hopefully everyone will have more free time around the holidays to go out and see [...]
November 29th, 2007 | Posted in Holidays & Christmas, New Movies, Pop Culture, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions, The Suburbs, Theater Plays Broadway Shows in Chicago | 1 Comment
As a change of pace from all the shopping and the food this holiday season why not consume some comedy instead? A great show is happening this December at the Donny’s Skybox theater in Piper’s alley on North Ave and Wells St in Chicago. If you haven’t been over to Second City for their student or [...]
November 21st, 2007 | Posted in Art Galleries and Museums, Holidays & Christmas, Improv and Sketch Comedy Shows, Pop Culture, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions, Theater Plays Broadway Shows in Chicago | No Comments
I was lucky enough to attend the Second City Training Center’s Conservatory program last year and I lasted through class levels 1a, 1b, 2 and 3 and 2 auditions. I dropped out before the class session #4 started because I was in over my head and I had a day job that I had to maintain [...]
November 20th, 2007 | Posted in Art Galleries and Museums, Improv and Sketch Comedy Shows, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions, Theater Plays Broadway Shows in Chicago | No Comments